'First digital nation': Tuvalu turns to metaverse as rising seas threaten existence

Tuvalu says it plans to build a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture, as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the tiny Pacific island nation. Seemingly speaking from within the digital replica of one Tuvalu island, the foreign minister Simon Kofe, said it was the only way to preserve their country 'piece by piece' so that they can remind their 'children and grandchildren what their home once was'. Could a digital twin of Tuvalu preserve the island nation before it’s lost to the collapsing climate?